Creaks
July 22, 2020
The ground starts shaking, light bulbs are breaking - and something rather unusual is happening right behind the walls of your very room. Equipped with nothing but wit and courage, you slowly descend into a world inhabited by avian folk and seemingly deadly furniture monsters. From the creators of indie …
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Critic Reviews (23)
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96.0
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82.0
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73.0
"Amanita Design has once again delivered the magic previously seen in the like of Machinarium. Of course the main praise for Creaks comes from the stunningly gorgeous design, but behind that there&s;s some amazing puzzles and a story that can …"
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45.0
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45.0
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45.0
"You can clearly see that Amanita Design spend way more resources and time on Creaks, but the move from classic point-n-click gameplay was not very smooth. The game is massive and is undoubtedly gorgeous, but sometimes it feels like it&s;s …"
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85.0
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90.0
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75.0
"Creaks is a nice and inventive puzzle game from Amanita Design. A handful of frustrating puzzles do little to detract from the world&s;s stand out visual design and inventive use of music as a guide through the adventure. If you …"
Read original review"Amanita Design has moved away from their usual adventure style to build one awesome puzzle-platformer. Thanks to a near perfect learning curve, painted detours, and a stunning visual and musical package, Creaks is a must for fans of the studio …"
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75.0
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60.0
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45.0
"All in all, Creaks sets out to do a few things well and for the most part succeeds."
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90.0
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85.0
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70.0
"A weird, wry and wholesome underground puzzler with spellbinding art direction and music."
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72.0
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58.0
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46.0
"Creak is probably not the new classic one would expect from this talented studio. Nonetheless, the title combines the most important strengths of Amanita Design and ensures a few hours of entertainment."
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88.0
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72.0
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55.0
"Its striking art style, logical puzzles, and unique atmosphere prove that Amanita Design can make more than just point-and-click adventures."
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92.0
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84.0
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76.0
"Fans of clever puzzles and masterfully told dark fairytales will delight in Creaks. Bursting with atmosphere and quirky style, Amanita&s;s latest is full of clever puzzles and wordless storytelling. Its distinctive flavour won&s;t be to everyone&s;s taste, but this is …"
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80.0
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85.0
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75.0
"The Czech studio best known for point-and-click adventures Samorost and Machinarium brings its idiosyncratic genius to the puzzle platformer"
Read original review"Amanita Design does it again with a change in direction that still embodies everything that makes them a beloved indie developer"
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65.0
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80.0
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45.0
"In just a few hours, Creaks puts together a worthwhile experience that might not push boundaries but is definitely worth a look for those craving a lovable puzzler."
Read original review"Creaks is a wonderfully atmospheric game that is ingenious in its execution, with a unique art style and excellent sound design. The sheer number of mind-teasing puzzles can be a little relentless at times, but the way that the game&s;s …"
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100.0
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93.0
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94.0
"Creaks renovates a well-worn genre, delivering one of the most satisfying indie puzzle-platformers in some time. Between its stunning visual and audio design, absorbing world, and perfectly-balanced puzzles, it&s;s hard to find serious fault with any part of this game&s;s …"
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70.0
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80.0
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65.0
"Visually striking and mentally satisfying, Creaks is a puzzle platformer that fully embraces its oddball nature. Some control and pacing niggles aside, it&s;s a bright new genre entry, sure to have extra appeal for people with darker, cerebral tastes in …"
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55.0
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92.0
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30.0
"Amanita Design&s;s new puzzle game offers a wonderful trip into a weird and dark world."
Read original review"Creaks will definitely entertain puzzle platformer fans with plenty of well designed puzzles. However, if you&s;re looking for an interesting world or god forbid characters, you can freely ignore it."
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92.0
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78.0
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64.0
"Familiar puzzle-platform staples are polished to a high sheen in Creaks. It might not break new ground in the genre, but no-one can tell a wordless story quite like Amanita Design."
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95.0
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80.0
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75.0
"I was taken back by how much I enjoyed Creaks. For a game I had never heard of, it quickly has become one of my favourite experiences of the year, It&s;s beautiful, enjoyable and everything about it screams quality. Tracking …"
Read original review"This platformer has a eerie art style, it lacks variations in it’s short campaign. It plays on it’s strenghts that the gameplay is quite simple with some well thought puzles."
Read original review"Amanita Design knocks another one out of the park. If you are trying to find great atmospheric music, jaw-dropping visuals and sometimes challenging puzzles, Creaks should be the only place you are looking for."
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85.0
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65.0
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45.0
"Though you encounter familiar configurations of levers and passageways and other obstacles, the mansion’s rooms all feel distinct, subtly interconnected in a way you likely won’t even notice unless you hit the load screen and see that every puzzle is …"
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50.0
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60.0
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70.0
"Creaks is another fantastic title created under the auspices of Amanita Design. Besides the creaking furniture you&s;ll also hear the creaking of your grey matter. So if you like puzzle games, you shouldn&s;t miss this five hour adventure!"
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